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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A DAY SPENT, by GUSTAV FALKE First Line: Leaning head on hand, I muse: oh, tell Last Line: Day of beauty, I have used thee well. | |||
Leaning head on hand, I muse: oh, tell, Day of beauty, have I used thee well? First upon my wife's dear lips a kiss, Love's salute and early morning bliss. Faithful toil, for daily bread the care, Men's dispute in words that never spare. Then I quaffed my glass with true delight, Warded off a wicked wish with might. From eternal stars with blessed beam Comes to me at last the poet's dream. Leaning head on hand, I muse and tell: Day of beauty, I have used thee well. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A FLORIDA SUNDAY by SIDNEY LANIER WHERE SHALL THE BABY'S DIMPLE BE? by JOSIAH GILBERT HOLLAND SING-SONG; A NURSERY RHYME BOOK: 119 by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI HOPE AND DESPAIR by LASCELLES ABERCROMBIE INSTRUCTIONS, SUPPOSED TO BE WRITTEN IN PARIS, FOR THE MOB IN ENGLAND by MARY (CUMBERLAND) ALCOCK BURNING STRAWPILES by EVA K. ANGLESBURG |
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